Product Design Manager

As a Product Design Manager, you will be solving complex problems and turning them into simple and engaging experiences.  We are looking for someone with a sense of human-centered design solutions who can collaborate and brainstorm with all kinds of people with different skills. All while keeping up with the ever-evolving product design trends and best practices.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of demonstrated experience with end-to-end (hybrid UX and UI) product design in product companies within leading positions
• 2+ years experience in leading design teams of 4-7 designers
• A strong design point-of-view and a high level of comfort with opposing opinions
• Excellent communication skills - you are able to clearly articulate your team’s design strategy and planning so it aligns with company’s objectives
• Experience conducting and facilitating useful design research, design sprints & ideation sessions and mentoring the team on these practices
• Demonstrated experience in building and shipping applications or software (mobile/web)
• You understand Design Systems and know how to educate designers on how to use it in a profound way that will constantly improve their work
• Strong problem-solving, fast-learning, people’s person, leadership skills

How is your day going to look? What you will be doing?

• Build and manage a talented, diverse, inclusive team of product designers that consistently deliver on projects and is well-balanced across a range of design skillsets
• Responsible for overall team performance, resource allocation, prioritization, and building a culture of design excellence.
• Conducting product design processes to help the team take broad, conceptual ideas and turn them into something useful and valuable for our users
• Leading product direction and strategic thinking with the ability to develop product goals, identify opportunities, and make decisions based on the impact on our users and the company
• Communicate your team's product goals (both within the team and outside the team), and connect related projects across the company so that problems or joint decisions can be resolved quickly
• Contributing to high-level strategic decisions with the rest of the product and executive teams
• Giving and soliciting feedback from other designers to continually reiterate and improve
• Partnering with product managers, content designers, BI analysts, user researchers, and engineers to oversee user's experience with the product from conception until launch
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About Melio: 

Melio builds business-to-business (B2B) payment tools so small business owners can spend less time in the back office and more time on their craft. As the fastest-growing B2B payment platform in the US, Melio is working hard to find new and better ways to help small businesses succeed in the ways that work best for them.

With offices in New York, Denver, and Tel Aviv and a vibrant work culture, Melio is expanding every day. We are a diverse group of people who love what we do and do what we love. If you are a driven and passionate team player, you will fit right in. We are an equal opportunity employer and are always on the lookout for top-notch talent—please reach out if you would like to join us on this exciting journey!